Levels of modeling the mechanism of proving criminal activity

How to build such a model so that it most fully reflects a particular functional system? Probably, to answer this question, one should take into account, on the one hand, what kind of reality we are talking about, and on the other hand, what types of models and levels of modeling we have at our disposal. In this article, the author’s research focus is aimed at substantiating and proposing levels of modeling the mechanism for proving criminal activity — practical, scientific and methodological. Based on the key provisions of the theory of modeling, the purpose of models, their place and capabilities in criminology in general and in the study of the mechanism of evidence in particular is revealed.